WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| brooding adj | (solemn, pensive) | grubblande adj |
| | | fundersam adj |
| | The bust of Beethoven had a brooding expression. |
| brooding adj | (menacing, threatening) (verkar hotande) | hotfull adj |
| | (bådar illa) | illavarslande, olycksbådande adj |
| | The sky was grey and brooding, so I decided not to go out for a walk. |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| brood n | (baby birds) (zoologi) | kull s |
| | The brood of chicks happily explored the barnyard. |
| brood [sth]⇒ vtr | (sit on: eggs) | ruva vtr |
| | This species broods its eggs for as long as three weeks. |
| brood⇒ vi | (hatch eggs) | kläcka vitr |
| | The geese are already brooding this year. |
brood over [sth],
brood about [sth] vi + prep | (think too much about) | grubbla på ngt, grubbla över ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | fundera på ngt, fundera över ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | There is no point in brooding over things that have happened in the past. |
| | Jamie has been brooding about the outcome of last night's football game all morning. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| brood adj | (for breeding) (förled) | avels- adj |
| | The horse farm keeps several brood mares. |
| brood n | figurative (children) (ålderdomligt) | avkomma, ättelägg s |
| | (vardagligt) | barn s |
| | Molly has quite a large brood, but she never seems angry at any of her children. |
| brood n | (breed, type) | ras s |
| brood over [sb] vi + prep | figurative (children: protect) | ha omsorg om ngn vbal uttr |
| | | skydda vitr |
| | Shirley's mom broods over her family like a mother hen. |
| brood [sth]⇒ vtr | (bird: cover babies with wings) | ruva vtr |
| | In the nest, the mother bird broods her young. |